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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2000
Page
1
Local event reporters note a playful Halloween theme as a community fundraiser hosts a quirky mousse tasting with a cemetery inspired setup. Organizers invite families and enthusiasts to sample dessert bites while enjoying seasonal decorations and kid friendly activities.
Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies with highs around 75 to 80 east and 80 to 85 inland. Lows dip to the 50s, cooler in the west. Thursday stays sunny with highs near 80 to 85. Friday sees dry conditions with a cool night and daytime highs in the 70s, then Saturday carries a chance of showers.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 9,919.90, down 169.81 from this morning's opening as stocks eased in early trading.
The Telegram site offers current local news sports and editorials with full access at www gctelegram com highlighting community events and regional happenings through online reporting and commentary.
Garden City High School cafeteria welcomed a public forum Tuesday night as the bond committee presented details and controversy over a proposed 33 million high school bond. Dr Bill Clifford opened with a PowerPoint and moderated amid discussion of building a second high school if voters approve on November 7.
Clifford urged residents to register to vote as a 65 strong crowd debated funding, new schools, and potential impacts on the high school system. Panelists discussed operating costs, education quality, dropout rates, and race issues while warning against short term fixes.
Finney County Commission endorsed the bond, but Garden City’s city commissioners split 3 to 2 against a resolution backing the second high school project. Mayor Reynaldo Mesa and Commissioner Steve Frost cautioned against official city stance, urging passage on its merits. Irv Stephens urged leadership to back growth and student life.
In St Louis AP reports Bush and Gore traded lines as they closed their White House race showing a near dead heat. Each claimed the other's plans would raise spending and waste Washington power while urging uncommitted voters to back them.
New York AP Dow Jones industrial average falls more than 400 points, dipping below 10,000 for the first time in six months as investors react to IBM and Intel earnings, inflation data, and oil prices. Nasdaq and S&P also decline with heavy trading in IBM and Intel.
Local investment representatives view the Dow Jones drop as a buying opportunity. Bryan Love of Edward Jones in Garden City says the market is overreacting and points out the initial fall of about 435 points, then 170 points after two hours. Sean Thayer of AG Edwards & Sons notes it is better to buy than sell, treating lower prices as a chance to invest. See Locals Page A2.
Patrick McMillan a 19 year old graduate of Garden City High School filed a civil rights suit in Finney County District Court alleging USD 457 violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act by depriving him of an appropriate education and denying equal access to programs and services.
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